Why do people do this?!

[rwillia]

Many people call paintball markers "guns" and call tagging an opponent a "kill." I think this hurts the image of paintball and many people should use the proper terminology.
What if some newbie is talking about a recent game to one of his friends at school and a teacher walks by and hears an earful of "killings" and "guns"? There's been enough idiots doing bad things with paintball markers and in order to improve the reputation of the sport, we all must remember to use the proper words and protection.

[Jordan]

hmmmmm i usually refer to my marker as my gun when im talkin to my friends that now what i mean. but usually i say i got him or i tagged him not i killed him

[MuckRaker]

I'm ambidextrous on the Marker/Gun thing, but I never refer to hitting someone as a Kill ... I use Nailed, Tagged, Hit, Splattered.

[Joel Timberlake]

Originally posted by MuckRaker

I'm ambidextrous on the Marker/Gun thing, but I never refer to hitting someone as a Kill ... I use Nailed, Tagged, Hit, Splattered.

I use kill. :D Sorry, it's a habit I have. I am starting to use tag though.

[Joel Timberlake]

Let me add, that I don't say I killed him today. I just say I got 5 kills that day or something like that. I never point at someone and say, " I killed him today. "

[Richy_C]

eh, i think you miss the point, and i never have, will or am(?) saying kill, it's always elimintated or hit and i say paintball marker but around friends i say gun

[Joel Timberlake]

Originally posted by Richy_C
eh, i think you miss the point, and i never have, will or am(?) saying kill, it's always elimintated or hit and i say paintball marker but around friends i say gun

I say gun.

[MuckRaker]

personally, I think anyone who sees a "marker" knows it's a gun ... the main thing is how you portray the "Sport" of paintball to other people. It's not 90 percent of the paintball playing population that gives the sport a bad name or rep, it's the 10 percent who freeze paintballs, shoot houses, do drive bys, and other stupid shizit that give it a bad rep, that attracts negative media attention and puts the rest of us in jeopardy.

[PaintKiller]

I also say i got 5 of eliminated.

[spacer709]

yeah thats a good point, i think i usually say something like hees gone or i got him or youre gone.

[Witt]

I say gun as well...Its easy :):)

[Creek]

I just say nailed this guy or that.And as far as marker goes people look at you funny but if you say paintball gun they know what your saying.But then again i guess us rednecks dont know no better

[simon woodstock]

i never say marker, i always say paintball gun unless we're deeply into a p-ball discussion. as for the kills, i never say i killed some1, i always say, hit, tagged, got out, lit up, things of that nature

[Silent Knight]

i say "gun" but that is when im usually talking to my friends and they know what I'm talking about. I usually use "hit" when i take someone out

[chevy123]

Marker Is a term you use around tight *** people. Because these days the word "gun" can have too much of a powerfull meaning.